National Republican., 1887-01-15
con SULAR NOTES.

Albert Looming, United States consul at
Bremen, Is in the city.
Consul Steuart sailed for Antwerp Janu-
ary ON the NoOrdlaud. His soiourn iu
Washington was made pleasant by the kind,
ness shown him at the white house.
The department is in receipt Of an inter
esting report from Consul Jernigan at
Osaka and lliogo, Japan, concerning the
production and expectation of crude cam
phor.
Consuls Warner, Cologne; Mason, Mar
settles, and Ecksteiu, Amsterdam, bay.
furnished the department with some yalua-
Die statistics concerning the history OF the
manufacture OF white lead in Europe.
Consul Voigt, at Manila, writes that
the total exports from the Philippine Islands
TO the United States during the year ending
sept 30, 1856, amounted 10 IS 055, ,295, of
which S2,249,936 was for hemp aud s. 1856,
400 for sugar.
Consular Agent Washington, of London,
Ont, has been in the city for few da,s
ana was greeted by large number of
friends. lie is Il descendant of Gen. Wash
ington and has more Washington blood ia
his veins than any living relative of the
great patriot. He entered the consular ser
vice Oct, 8, 1855, aud has proven an efficient
officer
Consul a. b. Wood, formerly chief OF
the consular bureau, sends from Dundee
an exhaustive report relating TO the lutte
and linen industry of his consular district.
During the year ending Sept. 80, 1886, over
SIX and half million dollars worth OF
articles were sent to the United States, 81
per cent. OF which were jute and linen
goods, the United States taking about 80
per cent. of the entire production of lutte
goods This report will be found inval-
liable to those interested in the jute and
linen trade.
some time ago tine .Sunddy Herald of tbi,
city published an interesting interview with
L. NJ, B. Young, United States consul gen.
eral AT ST, Petersburg, in which the general
expressed high regard and admiration for
the Grand Duke Nicholas, the uncle OF the
cZar. This interview found its way into
the Russian press, aud some member of the
court called the attention of the grand duke
To II. short time afterward the vice con
SUI general at 81, Petersburg received a let
ter from the grand duke requesting him TO
inform the consul general that when he re
turned To Russia he must do so as his guest,
The royal family of Russia have ALWAYS
shown marked kindness and courtesy 10
our representatives at st. Petersburg, and
YET lew OF them have been SO fortunate In
this respect as Gen. Young. The best way
friendly relations aud interests Of our gov.
ernment abroad is to cultivate the friend
snip anu win the respect of those In author
lty. Ihe most successful American diplO-
matists and consular officers have been those
VINO, by eminent personal qualities, have
been able to secure the confidence and
esteem of the high officials of the govern
ments to which they have been accredited.
In this respect Consul General Young seems
TO have made most propitious beginning.
Consul William Thompson, OF Southamp-
ton, England, died ON Tuesday last. For
some time the deceased was a clerk In
the Treasury Department, aud while In
Washington he acquired considerable real
estate. Some OF his buildings were rented
to the government. One house on Seven.
teenth street, near q street, for which he
gave 5000, he subsequently leased to the
war department ut an annual rental OF
SS,uOO' Az the commencement OF the war
he went TO Europe, where he remained
until 1863, when he returned to Washing
ton and was appointed consul ut South
ampton' \ few years afterwards he WAS
recalled In 1873 he was reappointed con-
sui at southampton, which post he filled
acceptably 10 the government until his
death Consul Thompson was noted for
his liberality 10 Americans In distress, and
IL Is said he gave away the amount OF his
salary every year in assisting his needy
countrymen, His home in Southampton
was rare museum of art treasures IL is be-
lieyed that his collection of pictures, stat
ues, hronzes, aud valuable books is worth
100000. He leaves quite large fortune,
to which there are no heirs.